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| July 7. |
102. A note of the names of men of estate, some of whom have
done nothing, others but little, for the public use; all living in
Whitechapel or Wapping. [Endorsed: The names of such rich
men as have not contributed to the Propositions. Received of
Mr. P. 7 July 1643.] [1 p.] |
| July 10. |
103. Sir John Dingley and Sir Matthew Brende [Brand] to the
High Constables of Elmbridge, Surrey. You are required to
transmit one of these several copies of the Oath and Covenant to
every parish church and chapel within your hundred in order that
the ministers may publish them on the next Lord's day,
according as is contained in the instructions immediately following
the oath. [½ p.] |
July 12,
Court at Oxford. |
104. The King to William Herbert, at Cardiff. Upon the death
of Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert, who died as a brave and loyal
subject in our service at the battle of Edgehill, his son and heir
being within age is become our ward, and his wardship, according
to our proclamation to all our good subjects who die in our service
in this unhappy war, we are resolved to grant freely without
fine or rent to the use of our ward. We find there is a competition
for the wardship between the grandmother on the mother's side,
and yourself the uncle on the father's side. Against you it is
objected that you challenge a debt from the father, and that you
have already settled a great part of your estate away from your
heir. Being informed that you have an inclination out of your
affection to your name and house to discharge the heir's estate of
that debt, and to prefer him by your own estate as your next heir,
we have thought fit to recommend him to your love and good
affection, looking upon you as a gentleman of quality and worth;
and without tying you to it by any condition we desire you to
express your inclinations in these two particulars for the good of
our ward, in such a way as may give us some assured expectation
that he shall fare the better at our request; herein we expect an
answer from you, and you shall receive such answer from us as
becometh a just and gracious King. Examined by Mr. Chamberlain
of the Court of Wards. [Certified copy. 1 p.] |
| July 13. |
105. Instructions agreed upon by the Lords and Commons in
Parliament for John Earl of Rutland, Sir Will. Armyn, Bart.,
Sir Henry Vane, junr., Knt., Thomas Hatcher and Henry Darley,
Esqrs., appointed Commissioners to the Kingdom and States of
Scotland. [Printed in the Lords' Journals, vi., 140. 12½ pp.] |
| July 13. |
106. Another copy of the same. [10 pp.] |
| July 13. |
107. Bond of Henry Mew, labourer, Robert Mew and John
Morgan, glovers, all of Surrey, to John Hunt, in 500l. Conditioned
that Henry Mew, committed to the Gatehouse by the Committee
for Examinations, is released upon his taking the Covenant and
giving bail with sureties not to go to Oxford or other quarters of
the army raised against the Parliament, nor to convey letters to any
person in the said army without leave of one or both Houses of
Parliament or of the Earl of Essex; then this obligation to be void,
otherwise to be in full force. [Three seals with devices. Latin
and English. 1 p.] |
July 14,
Bristol. |
108. Wm. Thomas to [Capt. Crandley]. Yours I received by
Captain Lambert with your packets, about which I had conference
with the mayor and governor of this city about the safe conveyance
thereof to London, but could find no way till to-morrow by the
post. I had sent you supply of victuals before this if money had
been paid me according to promise. I did advertise Mr. Green
thereof, who wrote he would take care to furnish me with money,
which if I be supplied with you shall not want your provisions.
The Star is victualed till October 5 next, the Lily till Oct. 22,
the Hart till Oct. 7; if the Providence comes her victuals shall be
ready. The troubles are here very high. [1 p.] |
| July 14. |
109. Depositions on oath in the Court of Admiralty. Basil
Forster of All Hallows parish, Barking, merchant, deposes that a
16th and a 32nd part only of the ship Marmaduke of London,
John Walters master, now in the Downs, belongs to Captain
Marmaduke Royden of London, this he knows to be true as he
keeps Captain Royden's accounts. Stephen Mitchell of Rederiffe
[Rotherhithe] Surrey, mariner, deposes that the Marmaduke was
loaded in February, March, and April last at Venice and Zante,
with currants, aniseed, silk, quicksilver, and divers other sorts of
goods for several merchants at Dover, London, and in Holland,
where the goods should have been respectively delivered. Then
follows a list of merchants, their residences, and the goods shipped
for them. No part of the said ship's lading was consigned to
Captain Marmaduke Royden of London, nor has he any interest
therein. Certified as a true copy by Edmund Bryan, public notary.
[4½ pp.] |
June 16,
Court at Oxford. |
110. The King to William Rosewell. Commission to be captain
of a company of foot in Colonel Marmaduke Rawden's [Royden's]
regiment. [Copy. 1 p.] |
July 17,
Cardiff Friars. |
111. William Herbert to the King. Having received your most
gracious letters touching the wardship of my nephew, [see July 12],
I cannot but acknowledge your princely care to the son of a faithful subject slain in your service. And whereas you respite the
establishing of the commitment, till you receive satisfaction in two
points, the releasement of pretended debts due to me out of the
ward's estate, and that I would settle my estate, having no issue,
upon the said ward, I humbly answer that I have no debts due to
me from the father of the ward, but I am bound for my nephew
the ward's father in divers sums to the value of 1,454l., for which
all justice will require satisfaction from the ward's estate. But
because the ward shall have abundant cause to thank your Majesty,
I will discharge at your request all the said debts out of mine own
estate: and besides—as I thank your Majesty to leave me to my
own self in disposing of my estate—will yet testify my affection
to my heir and the obedience to your desires, and after my decease
—if without issue—think upon him as my heir; and hope to
educate him so that I may renew unto him daily your favours and
the duty he owes to your royal crown and dignity. [Certified as a
true copy. 1 p.] Annexed, |
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111. i. Affidavit of Richard Watkins, Bachelor of Civil Law in
the University of Oxford. That William Herbert of
Cardiff stands engaged for William Herbert of Swansea,
who was slain at Edgehill, for the following debts, specified,
to the amount of 1,248l. Also that Wm. Herbert of
Cardiff hath often affirmed he hath no security in lands,
tithes, or otherwise for discharge of those debts, Nov. 2
1643. [Certified copy. 1 p.] |
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111. ii. Legal opinion of Sir Robert Heath, Lord Chief Justice
of the King's Bench in the case of the wardship of the heir
of Wm. Herbert, who was slain at Edgehill in the King's
service. States reasons why the wardship was assigned
to the uncle William Herbert of Cardiff, rather than to
the grandmother on the mother's side, November 16, 1643.
[2/3 p.] |
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111. iii. Note of all rents due to William Herbert at Michaelmas
1642, out of the places named. Total, 133l. 13s. 4d.
Amount of disbursements for repairs, &c., 98l. 2s. 6d.
Sum of the arrear, 35l. 10s. 10d. Also note of the whole
year's rents for 1643 from the same places; total,
191l. 8s. 4d. Whereof paid Jan. 15 [1643–4], to the
hands of William Herbert of Cardiff Friars, 9l. 7s. 6d.
[2 pp.] |
| July 18. |
112. Petition of the inhabitants of Thornaby, in the North
Riding of Yorkshire, to the Commissioners of both kingdoms.
Petitioners live nigh Stockton Castle in the Bishopric of Durham,
whereof Captain James Levingstone is now Governor, and have
had their meadows eaten up with his horses betwixt Lady Day and
May Day last, which amounted formerly to 60l. per annum, and is
petitioners' chief maintenance in winter; the captain saying further
he would take the meadow grass of the said ground when ready
and carry it over to the castle, as in part he hath done. Whereupon petitioners addressed themselves to the Committee of the
Bishopric of Durham who wrote letters, as by the annexed copy
may appear, and the captain neglecting their letters, petitioners
repaired to the Committee of War in York who also wrote on
their behalf as by a copy thereof, likewise annexed, may appear.
Supposing the captain would desist from his former claim upon
receipt of the last mentioned letters, they got the meadow into hay
and were carting it home when the Governor sent his quartermaster with soldiers commanding petitioners to carry it to the
river side, where all the hay is detained till he be satisfied, his
demand. He usually distrains petitioners' goods upon the said
grounds and keeps them till they be almost starved, and will not
render them but upon payment. The soldiers take and kill their
goods at pleasure without satisfaction, have broken a windmill nigh
the town, and draw their swords upon petitioners when in a
peaceable manner they have desired to pass their garrison. Pray
for redress, the rather for that the said Governor hath refused to
obey so many former advertisements from the Committees of both
counties. [1 p.] Annexed, |
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112. i. [Committee of the Bishopric of Durham] to Captain
Leaviston [Levingstone]. We perceive by some gentlemen
living opposite and near your garrison, on Yorkshire
side, that there are some particulars in difference betwixt
you and them. We recommend it to your care to find
out a way whereby a fair correspondence may be settled
and maintained betwixt your garrison and the county
bordering upon you, which we doubt not you will see
done accordingly. Staindrop, July 18, 1643. [Copy.
½ p.] |
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112. ii. [The Committee of War in York] to the same. We have
received information from the inhabitants of Thornaby
in this county of such wrongs committed against them by
your garrison of Stockton Castle that if they should be
represented either to the Parliament or to the Earl of
Callender, who is your kinsman as we are informed, and
to whom some of us stand specially obliged, we suppose
they would be readily redressed. But because we hope those
things have been acted without your order or privity, presuming you will not so far transgress as to meddle in this
county, we recommend the business to your consideration,
not doubting but that you will take such course herein that
we shall not be troubled with any other complaints.
[Copy. ½ p.] |
| July 18. |
113. Bond of Bishop Goodman of Gloucester, John Pulford and
Phanuel Mathews of Westminster, to John Hunt, Sergeant-at-arms
of the House of Commons, in 1,000l., Bishop Goodman being committed by the Committee for Examinations to the custody of Hunt,
is released on the above bond; the condition of which is that if the
said Bishop Goodman shall at all times hereafter appear before the
said Committee or the House of Commons when required, this bond
shall be void, otherwise it shall be of full force. [Three seals with
crest or design. Latin and English. 1 p.] |
| July 18. |
Henry Earl of Holland, Chief Justice of the forests, &c., to the
warden, lieutenant, and other officers of Waltham Forest, Essex.
Understanding that great slaughter and destruction has of late been
made of the deer in this forest by unruly persons who kill and
dispose of them at their pleasure, from which cause the total ruin
of the game is like to ensue if some timely remedy be not taken
for the increase and preservation of the few which are left, I have
therefore ordered a general restraint of killing deer within the
forest to continue for three years, and you are hereby directed not
to serve any warrant which shall be hereafter directed to you in
that forest for any deer, nor to suffer any persons to hunt, course,
or kill deer of any kind in that forest, except you shall receive
warrant or command from his Majesty or from me under my hand
and seal. [See Vol. ccclxxxiv., p. 134. Copy. 1½ pp.] |
| July 19. |
114. Deposition on oath of Fabian Phillips, before Sir Isaac
Pennington, Lord Mayor. That besides the 240l. he is too likely
to pay for suretyship, he is indebted 650l. That Jan. 27, 1640, he
was admitted to the office he now enjoys for life, the clear profits
of which for this last year did not amount to 100l.; and he is now
petitioned against in Parliament for the said office, and an account
thereof, by the executor of David Ramsey, Esq., who had formerly
a reversion of the same by letters patent. Deponent hath no land
nor other estate of freehold, and his personal estate doth not amount
to 200l. [½ p.] |
| July 20. |
115. Certificate by William Ryley, Lancaster Herald, of the
death of Hamnet Hyde, of Hyde and Norbury, co. Chester, who
died in St. Anthony's parish, London, on Thursday, May 17, 1643.
The certificate gives his descendants down to the great grandchildren, and is subscribed as correct by Edward Hyde, of Norbury,
grandchild of the defunct. [1½ pp.] |
| July 24. |
116. Inventory by Ric. Wright and Francis Collins, of linendraper's stock at various places, headed "at Mr. Norton's and
Chaliner's in Cornwall," stock valued at 2,616l. 4s. 3d., besides 45l.
household goods; also a like inventory of stock at Mr. Thos.
Craine's and John Vodshall's, valued at 435l. 2s. 10d., besides 30l.
or 40l. household goods. [Endorsed: Challoner's inventory. Sir
Richard Price's inventory is in this packet. 6½ pp.] |
July 27,
Guernsey. |
117. Committee of Government in Guernsey to Robert Earl of
Warwick, Lord High Admiral. Their great obligation to his Lordship for his continual favours. The inhabitants of these islands
are full of joy and alacrity to hear that they shall stand in a nearer
relation to you than we have done. The wool, which by your
favour has come to this island, shall be employed by the poorer
inhabitants in making stockings, their only means of livelihood.
Of the corn already arrived, we have retained so much as was
required by us for the present, and sent the rest to Jersey where
it was wanted. Capt. Carteret has been along the coast of Normandy and Brittany to hinder the islanders' commerce in those
parts, and has returned to the French Court to solicit shipping and
men to make a descent on these isles. We are rejoiced to hear that
guns are coming, and that they are to be convoyed by a ship of
great force. This induces us to inform you that our islanders are
raw and inexperienced in matters of war, being fitter to make
resistance than to give an assault. We therefore pray that the
captain of the ship which is coming, together with the captains of
the ships that are here, may with their men be commanded to do
the best service they may against the castle, which Sir Peter Osborne
holds against the Parliament; considering that the best season of
the year is far spent, and that if the castle be not taken before the
ships depart, Sir Peter will have as many men from France as he
pleases to make a descent on the island, and with the assistance of
the malignants, whereof the Bailie and most of the Jurates are the
chief, who, as fire in ashes do not show themselves but wait an
opportunity to express their virulent disposition, would join with
Sir Peter and work the destruction of this isle, of which you will
be pleased to take the greater care in regard that all Romish superstitions are rooted out of it. And because your Lordship's zeal to
the advancement of God's glory is great and exemplary, we have
thought it our duty to God and your honour, to the end that the
hand of wickedness may not be strengthened during your government over us to inform you of the life and disposition of Messrs.
Quetteville, father and son; and also of things necessary for the
good of the island; to which end we have sent a gentleman who
will deliver to you a writing containing articles tending to the
advancement of God's glory and the good of this Commonwealth,
and inform you more particularly by word of mouth of the truth
of them; which will discover also the scandalous life of some of the
jurats. This day we received news from France, that in Cotentin
[Manche], in Normandy, there are 15,500 men intended for England,
upon which information we sent a man into Normandy to discover
the truth. We understand that Capt. Carteret is much favoured
in France, especially by the nobility; but we hope that you will
avert all mischief from us according to your promise in your last
letter, and in obedience to which we have caused the chief islanders
to take the oath sent by you, and this day the rest of the inhabitants are to take it. [Seal with arms broken. 3 pp.] |
July 28,
London. |
118. Sir Thos. Walsingham to Edward Proger, at Oxford or elsewhere. You know how often I have been on the way to tender
my service to his Majesty, but have been crossed by want of money
and want of passage, which is always locked up against those that
would pass in such an equipage as fits one to appear in. Yet I can
have no peace till I make one of those loyal ones that tread all
thoughts but those of their allegiance under their feet. I never did
execute anything in the militia, but was put out by the Parliament,
and have been always for the King. Let me have thy advice
whether a journey to Oxford at this time will be more acceptable,
for I can come with nothing, and if taken I am ruined, or the
waiting my time to serve his Majesty in the country. If the King
send forces into Cambridgeshire I will be at Audleane [Audley
End], where I am confident my Lord of Suffolk and I may do some
service. I can do little in Kent, because the London forces lie in
it. By ill-fortune I was in Huntingdonshire when the business was
there, or I had showed myself for the King. P.S.—I have writ
many letters, but never had any answer. Speak to Sir Henry Nuton
[Newton], and he will send it to his lady and so I shall have it.
[Endorsed: Received from Mr. Corbet. Two seals with arms. 1 p.] |
| [July.] |
119. Contents of a letter from John Butler to Sir William Waller.
That he was glad it was his fortune to come along with the Prince
[Rupert] from Bristol; that the world was much mistaken in him,
for he was a person of much honour and very desirous of a peace;
that he would employ his interest with the King to procure a peace.
He that wrote the letter desired therefore that nothing might be
put in print concerning the delivery of Bristol, which might reflect
upon the Prince's honour. Underwritten, |
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119. i. The messenger, Butler's servant, that carried this letter,
having the Prince's pass, was made drunk at Bostal
House, this letter was opened, a copy taken, sealed up
again, and put in his pocket. A faithful servant of yours
reading once this letter, set down what of importance he
could remember. [1 p.] |
| [July.] |
120. Valuation for assessment on the inhabitants and landed
proprietors of the parish of Harlington, in Elthorne hundred, co.
Middlesex, giving their names with their real and personal estate
in opposite columns. This list is prefaced by the following statement:—We, the parishioners of Harlington, desire the Commissioners to take into consideration that all the last winter we were
charged with billiting of soldiers, both horse and foot, to our
exceeding great hinderance and loss; and now upon the Lord
General's coming to Windsor, the horse troop belonging to the Earl
of Bedford is returned upon us again to be billeted as formerly; so
that we are no way able to do what we would in this case, for we
shall be very hardly able to subsist, especially if they shall continue
any time with us. [1 p.] |
| [July.] |
121. List of the inhabitants of Ruislip, Middlesex, who lent horses
and money for the use of the King and Parliament, with the amount
subscribed by each. [1¼ pp.] |
| [July.] |
122. Account addressed to Mr. Browne of the estate of his aunt,
Mrs. Randall. List of her debts and goods, which latter cannot be
above 200l., she having sent all or most of her plate to the Guildhall. Besides the 100l. paid, she is assessed in three places for
weekly payments; 12l. in Aldermanbury, 3l. in Bread Street ward,
and 6l. in Enfield, where she is but a tenant upon a rack-rent.
[Endorsed: Mrs. Randall's case. 1 p.] |
| [July.] |
123–133. Returns of valuations for assessments in various
parishes of Middlesex, viz., Chiswick, Harmondsworth, Hayes,
Hillingdon, Northall in Herts., Norwood, Ruislip, Shepperton, Staines
and Stanwell, Sunbury, West Drayton. |
| [July?] |
134. Note of certain wards in the City of London, with some
names of persons probably in connection with the assessment. |
| [July?] |
135. Return of the names of malignants and others residing in
Limehouse, Shadwell, and Ratcliff, who have contributed little or
nothing [towards the loan for support of the Parliamentary army].
Endorsed: Minories, Aldgate assessment. [= 1½ pp.] |
